Celeron J1800 vs A8-3870K
Primary details
Comparing A8-3870K and Celeron J1800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2067 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.20 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Bay Trail-D (2013) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 1 November 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $72 |
| Current price | $32 | $253 (3.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A8-3870K and Celeron J1800 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.41 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.58 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3870K and Celeron J1800 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3870K and Celeron J1800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
A8-3870K and Celeron J1800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3870K and Celeron J1800 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3870K and Celeron J1800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6550D | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 792 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-3870K and Celeron J1800 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3870K and Celeron J1800.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
A8-3870K outperforms Celeron J1800 by 301% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 December 2011 | 1 November 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 10 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A8-3870K and Celeron J1800. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that A8-3870K is a desktop processor while Celeron J1800 is a notebook one.
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